Admirable Women

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17 October 2026 17:38

OTD in 1992, Rigoberta Menchú won the #Nobel Peace Prize for "her work for social justice & ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of #indigenous peoples." She used the prize money to establish her foundation to champion Indigenous rights in #Guatemala & across the globe.

The Whimsical Muse

whimsicalmuse.bsky.social

17 October 2026 17:38

Someone just told me that The Princess Bride is "overrated" and long story short it's perfectly acceptable to remove toxic people from your life,

delco de leche

delcodeleche.bsky.social

17 October 2026 17:38

Showed up to practice one day and we had to wait to get on the water because PETER BOYLE was filming a tv pilot at the boathouse. You can imagine how exciting this was to us 14 year olds.

Jill Hasday

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17 October 2026 17:37

On this day in 1864, Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson was born. She passed “unusually severe” exams to become the 1st woman & the 1st black woman licensed to practice medicine in Alabama. After earning her license, she served as a medical doctor for the Tuskegee Institute. #WeTheMen

Edward Elderman

elderman.bsky.social

16 October 2026 19:14

Edward Hopper (American, 1882-1967), Solitude 1944